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>coalitions won't stop you from conquering everyone around
>rebels won't rise up if you just leave the provinces uncored
>you don't extract much value but can still get something if you build bailiffs here and there
>all of europe conquered by 1736, stopped the WC because he couldn't get access to imperialism
the only silver lining is that civil wars tank your control down to zero, but then again this will mainly affect AI and not the player